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Coming up on News 7-
Three local companies are cutting staff- hundreds will go.
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A political rivalry turns violent. A man kills his opponent at New York city hall. We'll have latest.
Plus a few sprinkles did not stop a little blue grass in Elmwood Park tonight-
And hamming it up in the pool.
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[AARP-Layoffs]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The majority of the jobs are being phased out at a Roanoke call center, where approximately 200 employees were notified today they'll soon be out of work.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Teresa/Newsroom;]
Teresa Hamilton has been working on the story- Teresa we're told this affects workers who process orders for prescriptions.
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[SUPER=@Teresa1;]
Jean, Ovations Pharmacy Solutions is located on Thirlane Road in Roanoke where it currently employs approximately 400 workers
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; ]
Many of those employees answer questions and take orders over the phone for people who order their prescription medications through A-A-R-P Pharmacy services.
Today-- those workers were notified that their jobs are being transferred to the company's other call centers in Penns
ylvania and Minnesota.
Ovation's parent company-- UnitedHealth Group-- says it will continue to maintain a presence in the Roanoke area.... with about 200 employees remaining on board for other jobs.
As far as a reason for the layoffs-- the chief operating officer of the Roanoke office says the changes are part of an ongoing strategy to ensure quality service as well as to improve efficiency and significant savings to AARP Pharmacy Services customers.
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[LIVE=Teresa Full/Newsroom]
Company officials say the movement of jobs will begin immediately.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Teresa/Newsroom;]
However, Jean, the transition won't be completed until September.

Atlantic Mutual says it will cut 65 jobs at its Roanoke County processing center effective August first.
The insurance company says it's a result of new technology and more streamlined processing.
Similar layoffs there last summer resulted in 25 job cuts.
Workers will receive severance packages and job placement assistance.
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[FILE TAPE @ 02-37 34:11]
And in Martinsville, Hooker Furniture is cutting dozens of jobs at its plywood plant.
The company says 35 people are being laid off, because of declining demand.
Since closing a Hooker plant in North Carolina, officials say the demand for plywood is down.
The company does not anticipate more layoffs.
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[NY-Shooting]

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A man who crusaded against violence today dies in a violent way- in a hail of gunfire inside New York City Council chambers.
Police say it was a political rival who shot and killed the New York City councilman- after walking through security with him.
Scott Rapaport has the story.
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[SUPER=01-Robert Jackson/N.Y. City Councilman; :27]
[SUPER=01-Miguel Martinez/N.Y. City Councilman; :50]
[SUPER=01-Mayor Michael Bloomberg/(R) New York City; 1:13]
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((
WHAT STARTED AS A ROUTINE MEETING AT NEW YORK'S CITY HALL ... ABRUBTLY
ENDED NOT WITH SPEECHES ... BUT WITH GUNSHOTS.
WITNESS:
"Someone started shooting ..."
CHAOS ERUPTED INSIDE THE CHAMBER AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DODGED THE
FLYING BULLETS.
THEY WOULD SOON REALIZE THE TARGET WAS ONE OF THEIR OWN -- BROOKLYN
COUNCILMAN AND BELOVED COMMUNITY ACTIVIST -- JAMES DAVIS.
ROBERT JACKSON/NYC COUNCILMAN:
DAVIS DIED AFTER BEING SHOT TWICE IN THE CHEST. THE SHOOTER -- OTHNIEL
ASKEW -- WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE GUNFIRE.
ASKEW WAS A POLITICAL RIVAL OF DAVIS, BUT RECENTLY THE TWO HAD JOINED
FORCES. ON WEDNESDAY, DAVIS WAS EVEN INTRODUCING ASKEW TO FELLOW COUNCIL
MEMEBRS.
THE TWO CAME TO CITY HALL TOGETHER -- AND THEY WERE NOT REQUIRED TO GO
THROUGH THE METAL DETECTORS.
MAYOR BLOOMBERG SAYS THAT BREACH IN SECURITY IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.))

[Texas-Shooting]

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[***WIPE**WIPE***]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Antonio, TX]
Another shooting- this one at a Texas office building.
Police say a gunman began shooting at a real estate office in North San Antonio.
Two women are dead, another is hurt- and the gunman then took his own life.
No word on what sparked the attack, although it is believed the gunman worked at the office.
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[4H-Fights]

Back in Virginia, three teenagers and one adult will face charges stemming from fights at a 4-H camp.
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[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./July 7;]

Franklin County Sheriff Quint Overton says two 15-year-olds from Bedford County and a 16-year-old from Ringgold will be served with juvenile petitions.
All three were volunteer teen leaders.
A 19-year-old chaperone from Bedford County who was supposed to supervise the younger teens is also expected to face charges.
The fights happened at the Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Center between June 30th and July 4th.
Overton says other kids backed up 10-year-old D-J Rawls' story.
Rawls says teen counselors arranged fights between the youngsters, bet on them and charged others to watch.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The sheriff's department interviewed more than 40 kids before coming up with the charges.
[Toss-2-Leo]
Jean tosses to Leo in Weather Center

[California-Recall]

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California's Governor, Gray Davis, faces a recall election, one that could come within two months.
It will be the first attempt ever to recall a governor in California, and the first anywhere in the country in 82 years.
State officials tonight said efforts to force the election have gathered enough signatures.

[Warner-spending]

Virginia's governor is worried more at the moment about paying less for post-it notes and light bulbs.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Buying these and other products in bulk can save over 25 million a year- says Governor Mark Warner.
It's all part of the state's new spend management program.
The idea is to get the best deal on goods by consolidating contracts and limiting the number of vendors.
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((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: THREE HUNDRED DIFFERENT CONTRACTS ON BUYING UNIFORMS IS NOT THE WAY A FORTUNE 500 BUSINESS OUGHT TO OPERATE AND THAT REALLY IS WHAT THE STATE OF VIRGINIA IS. IN TERMS OF SIZE IT'S A FORTUNE 500 ENTERPRISE. THIS IS COMMON SENSE BUSINESS APPROACH.))
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[VO-NAT]

Under the new program, the state will see a 72 percent reduction in the price of batteries and pay two dollars and 38 cents less for a roll of masking tape.
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[Fiddle-Fest]

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A bluegrass band with ties to Patrick County FOUND itself in Roanoke tonight.
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[VO-NAT "Johnson's Grocery Store"]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The group "Lost and Found" performed tonight at Elmwood park in downtown Roanoke.
The performance was part of this week's Fiddlefest.
Despite overcast skies, folks set up chairs on the lawn to take in the sounds which included the Patrick County group as well as other performers.
The week-long event wraps up Saturday at Victory Stadium with performances from various artists beginning at eleven A-M and continuing through eleven that night.
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The U-S promises proof. Still ahead, convincing doubters that Saddam's sons are really dead.
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[VO-NAT]

And when Cubans use American ingenuity in efforts to float to freedom, their dream -- and '51 pickup -- both go down.
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[Henry-School]

Henry County School Board members have said all along they had no choice, and today they acted accordingly.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; QUICK!]

The school board voted six to one to close and consolidate several schools.
Beginning in the 2004-2005 school year, the school system will close four elementary schools and one middle school.

It will also reduce the number of high schools from four to two with Fieldale Collinsville and Laurel Park becoming middle schools.
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[IN Q=I'm glad the schools]
((BRITNIE GREEN/BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: I'M GLAD THE SCHOOLS ARE CONSOLIDATING CAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AT FC THAT I WOULD LIKE OVER HERE WITH ME.))
((ROCKY WALL/PARENT: THE COMMUNITY IS PRETTY MUCH AGAINST THIS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, A LAWSUIT OR WHAT WILL HAPPEN.))
[SUPER=01-Britnie Green/Bassett High School Student; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rocky Wall/Parent; :06]
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[OUT Q=what will happen]
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[VO-NAT]

Declining enrollment, aging buildings, and a loss of million of dollars in local aid are all reasons behind the decision.
Administrators do expect layoffs but they don't believe any teachers will lose their jobs.
The superintendent says most of the reductions in staff will come at the administrative level.
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[Bassett-Murder]

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Henry County authorities are investigating a murder in Bassett that involves drugs and duct tape.
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[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]
Deputies say 19 year old Nicholas Ryan Marshall was shot once in the head at his apartment on Melrose Drive shortly after midnight.
Another man who was in the apartment, Drewery Via, told authorities that two men entered the residence, demanded money and drugs, and fired a shot as they were leaving, killing Marshall.
Via was not hurt in the incident, but was bound with duct tape.
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[Take Henry County Sheriff FS]
Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff's Office.
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[Iraq-Saddam]

The U-S now says it will prove Saddam Hussein's two eldest sons are dead by releasing photos of their bodies.
That, after an outcry from Iraqis demanding proof.
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[VO-NAT 09.5]
[SUPER=03-Mosul, Iraq]

The two were killed in this home when they answered the call to surrender with gunfire. After a six hour firefight, both Qusay and Uday were killed.
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((PRESIDENT BUSH: SADDAM HUSSEINS SONS RESPONSIBLE FOR TORTURE, MAMING AND MURDER OF COUNTLESS IRAQIS.
NOW MORE THAN EVER ALL IRAQIS CAN KNOW THE FORMER REGIME IS GONE WON'T BE COMING BACK.))
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[OUT Q=WONT' BE COMING BACK.]
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[VO-NAT0 6.5]

Speaking of the deaths of Saddams sons, one former security advisor said things are better today in Iraq.
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[Cubans-Float]

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They had an American truck and what you could call American spirit, but it just wasn't enough to get them to America.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Off Key West, FL]

Cubans floated toward America in a 1951 Chevy pickup mounted on oil drums- but they never reached shore.
The Coast Guard swooped in nabbing the truck about 40 miles from the Florida keys- and took the 12 Cubans on board.

The Cubans used good ole innovation to make their rig, mounting a propeller in the back.
But tonight they are back in Cuba- The rig is at the bottom of the sea. The Coast guard sank the truck, calling it a hazard to navigation.
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Roanoke's mayor has some strong words for council and the school board. Details are just ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
And they're off, porkers in the pool, bringing home the bacon at the county fair.
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[Commercial]

[Roanoke-Fire]

A Roanoke business owner is assessing damage from a morning fire.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Fire crews responded to the Twists and Turns manufacturing plant on Campbell Avenue this morning.
Flames were contained to an oven inside the building.
Owner Cynthia Gardner says a powder was being applied to furniture when flames ignited.
The building's contents includes furniture, glass and cushions.
There is smoke and water damage at the location but the Twists and Turns retail store will operate at usual.
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[State-City]

Some fiery talk today from Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith, as he delivered his State of the City address.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Smith told members of the regional Chamber of Commerce the city has made progress on many fronts this year.
But on some issues including Victory Stadium, recent school controversies and civic center improvements, he said the city's priorities have gotten out of line.
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((RALPH SMITH/ROANOKE MAYOR: YOU'VE REPORTED THEM DAILY, THE ISSUES OF THE SCHOOLS. THEY ARE MULTIPLE AND THEY CONTINUE TO COME. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT HEAD ON, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I DID THIS MORNING.))
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[OUT Q=just what I did this morning.]
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[VO-NAT]

The speech brought mixed reaction from other members of City Council, who defended their stewardship of taxpayers' dollars, and questioned the tone of the mayor's remarks.
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[SML-Plan]

American Electric Power's plan for Smith Mountain Lake is getting a thumbs-up from a group that represents lake residents.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]

The Smith Mountain Lake Association says the proposal has the approval of a majority of its 13-hundred members.
The plan will govern how the lake is developed.
The Lake Association says it strikes a fair balance between preserving the shoreline and allowing future growth.

A-E-P is taking public comments on the plan until August 15th.
It's holding an open house tomorrow at Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta from noon to 8.
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[VT-Accreditation]

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It's not just Virginia Tech students who are hoping to make the grade.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Next month, the university's police department will undergo a week-long review of its current policies and procedures.
The review is required every three years to receive national accreditation, something it has achieved since 1995.
The public is invited to offer comments during a public information session August 4th.
Blacksburg, Lynchburg, Roanoke County and Roanoke City are the only other agencies in our area with national accreditation.
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[Alleghany-Water]

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The water worries are over in Alleghany County.
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[SUPER=03-Alleghany Co.;]
The Department of Health has lifted a boil water notice for about 170 customers of the Valley Ridge Water Company, including the high school, two medical centers and private residences.
The notice had originally been issued June 19th because of excessive turbidity, and fecal coliform levels in the spring that serviced the area.
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[S-Extra]

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Major League baseball highlights from the Braves and the Birds,the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are ready to defend their title, and women's city county golf, but first our extra point.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bayonne, France; :00]
American Tyler Hamilton won stage 16 of the Tour De France. Hamilton, who broke his collarbone in a fall on the second day of this year's race, broke away at the end to win today's 122-mile trek, the last of the grueling mountain stages.
Lance Armstrong placed 24th today and still holds a 67-second lead over German Jan Ullrich (yahn OOL'-rik) with four days of racing left.
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[S-ACC]

The Virginia football team is picked to finish fourth in ACC this season, easy motivation material for head coach Al Groh considering his team tied for second a season ago and beat the two teams a head of them in Maryland and N.C. State.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
Groh returns the ACC player of the year in quarterback Matt Schaub, who seems to be following his coaches lead when it comes to staying hungry and humble.
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[SUPER=01-Matt Schaub/UVa Quarterback; :00]
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[OUT Q=....in our preparation"]
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[S-Big]

The two new editions to the ACC in 2004, Tech and Miami, attended their final Big East football media today in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Coach Frank Beamer is one of the few college coaches with two bigtime quarterbacks to choose from.
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[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Hokies Head Coach; :00]
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[VO-NAT]

With the departure of Tech and Miami after this season, the Big East has already begun looking for their replacements.
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[SUPER=01-Mike Tranghese/Big East Commissioner; :00]
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[OUT Q=will be reconfigured."]
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The Bucs bring back all but two defensive starters and one of them is Ronde Barber. Ronde welcomes UVa alumni Thomas Jones to the Bucs. Jones leaves Arizona and can replace Michael Pittman, who has had several serious problems off the field
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[SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/Bucs Defenseive Back; :00]
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[OUT Q=...where he needs to go"]
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[S-Yankees]

The Yankees and the Orioles would battle in the Bronx tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/YES; :00]
Watch the incredible catch from Melvin Mora of Baltimore. He robs Raul Mondesi of a homerun with the nifty grab, but Mondesi would get a second chance, more later.
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/2/New York/4;]The O's led 1-nothing, but New York gets three in the sixth and in the seventh,
Mondesi gets another chance at O's pitcher Rick Helling and Mora and he sends this pitch in the exact same spot, but OVER the fence. Yanks win 4-2.
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[S-Braves]

To the national league where Winston Cup driver Robby Gordon threw out the first pitch before the Braves/Marlins game.
Kevin Costner joined Gordon at the game in what made up a star studded cast.
[SUPER=35-Florida/5/Atlanta/4;]Not a good night form Mike Hampton. He gives up four runs through seven innings, incl
uding this RBI double by Alex Gonzales, Marlins win 5-4.
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[S-AVS]

The Avalanche game in Winston Salem was postponed tonight. The Avs have stayed a top the Carolina League Souther Division leader board most of the second half with a focu on team, rather than individual play.
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[OUT Q=......first in runs"]
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Bolling followed up yesterday's73 with a 75 this morning for a two day total of 148.
That's six shots behind Davies who blistered the course for a 68.
She recorded just one bogey to go with three birdies, including this 30 footer at the par 3 thirteenth hole.
Davies has a nice cushion headed to tomorrow's final round at the Roanoke Country Club.
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[OUT Q=too nervous out there."]
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[VO-NAT]

The emergence of Davies and 16 year old Vicki Kasza on the local golf scene could signal the passing of the torch to a new generation of young female golfers.
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[SUPER=01-Dot Bolling/Shot 75 Today; :00]
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[OUT Q=how their games are."]
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[Kitten-Rescue]

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What do you do when three kittens are stuck in an underground pipe? Florida workers who heard the cries called police.
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[VO-NAT 15.5]
[SUPER=03-Boca Raton, FL]

Police tried but could not get the three out.
That's when Boca Public works arrived.
They used an underground camera and saw three kittens one of them sleeping in the pipe.
The workers dug a hole to get to the pipe and made the rescue.
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[SOT 1:23]
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((DAMIAN STRAW/TRI COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE HEROES."
REPORTER: AND THE TWO LITTLE KITTENS ARE OK?
"YEAH, THEY LOOK GOOD SO FAR. THEY'RE HUNGRY, A LITTLE WEAK, BUT I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE FINE. WE HAVE TO TEST THEM FOR INTESTINAL
PARASITES. THEY WERE IN THE SEWER SO. WE'RE GONNA NURSE THEM BACK TO
HEALTH."))
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[OUT Q=THEM BACK TO HEALTH.]
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[VO-NAT 07 plus pad]

The kittens are going to the Tri County Humane Society- already people are coming forward to adopt them.
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[Pig-Swimming]

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And finally, pigs might not be able to fly, but they sure can swim.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Wheaton, IL]
Swimming pigs have become a main attraction at the DuPage County Fair near Chicago. But these pigs don't just swim, they race.
After jumping into the water and swimming half of a lap, the pigs run around a track to the finish line.
The official racing began today when the fair opened.
It seems fitting that the theme of this year's fair is "Something to Squeal About."
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